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Premier to visit Brussels, E. Europe

Premier Li Keqiang will kick off a visit to Brussels on Monday to attend the 21st China-EU Summit, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang announced on Tuesday. Li's five-day European trip will also bring him to Croatia, where he will attend the eighth leaders' meeting of China and Central and Eastern European Countries, and also pay an official visit to the country, Geng said.